Handle for street car straps



7, 1931. MlLLER 1,812,972

HANDLE FOR STREET CAR STRAPS Filed May 29, 1930 Ewe/aw Edward MIN-E);

the provision whereby Patented July 7, 1931 EDWARD MILLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HANDLE FOR STREET CAR STRAPS Application filed May 29, 1930. Serial No. 457,421.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in handles for street car straps and the like, and has for its principal object advertising matter may be utilized thereon.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a pocket in said handle for the reception of advertising matter.

With these and other objects in View the invention will be better understood from the accompanying drawings and appended claims wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my device, and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

In the drawings 1 indicates a supporting strap to which my improved handle 2 may be attached. In the present instance the handle 2 is formed of two sections, and for the purpose of better understanding, I will refer to the section seen when the handle is grasped, as the outer section 3, and the other section as the inner section 4. Ears 5 are formed on sections 3 and 4 and have openings 6 provided therein for the reception of rivets or the like whereby the said sections 3 and 4 may be clamped together.

Formed at the upper ends of sections 3 and 4 are lips 7 provided with openings 8 in alignment with openings 9 in the strap 1. Rivets 10 or the like are provided for securing the sections 3' and 4 and the strap 1 together. through the openings 8 and 9. Formed at the lower ends of the sections 3 and 4 are openings 11 and 12 which, when the sections 3 and 4 are clamped together provide a hard grip opening 13.

' Tabs 14 and 15 are punched outwardly of the wall 16 of section 3, which, together with the lips 17 formed longitudinally in wall 16 between lips 14 and 15 provide a pocket 18 for the reception of a sheet of advertising matter 19 through the end 20 of the pocket.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a novel form of handle and advertising device which may be manufactured at a very low cost.

While I have shown but one embodiment of my invention for descriptive purposes, I

am aware that many changes in details may be made in the construction and arrangement shown without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, limit the invention to the showing made, except as I may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. A handle of the class described having a hand grip opening at its lower portion and a pocket formed on its outer face for the reception of advertising matter.

2. A handle of the class described having an inner and an outer section, a supporting strap for said handle, means carried by said handle for clamping said sections together and to said strap, a hand grip formed at the lower end of said handle, and a pocket formed on the outer face of said outer section for the reception of a sheet of advertising matter.

8. A handle of the class described including inner and outer sections, means for clamping said inner and outer sections together, said inner and outer sections having openings formed in their lower ends to provide a hand grip when said sections are arranged in clamping position and means carried by one of said sections for supporting a sheet of advertising matter.

In witness whereof hand this 9th day of May, A. D. 1980.

EDWARD MILLER.

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